KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, a UN agency said Thursday. Afghanistan is the only country in the world with bans on female secondary and higher education.
The Taliban , who took power in 2021, barred education for girls above sixth grade because they said it didn't comply with their interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law. They didn't stop it for boys and show no sign of taking the steps needed to reopen classrooms and campuses for girls and women. UNESCO said at least 1.
The UN agency warned that authorities have 'almost wiped out' two decades of steady progress for education in Afghanistan. ' The future of an entire generation is now in jeopardy,' it added.It said Afghanistan had 5.7 million girls and boys in primary school in 2022, compared with 6.8 million in 2019.
Have Deliberately Deprived 1.4 Million Afghan Girls Of Schooling Through Bans UNESCO
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